HC Deb 07 April 1913 vol 51 c829W
Sir J. D. REES

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs when Great Britain will recognise the new Government in China; whether such recognition is in any way dependent on the prior settlement of any controversial questions pending between Great Britain and China; and, if so, whether Tibet and the opium difficulty are included among such questions?

Mr. ACLAND

At the time of the establishment of the present administration in China, His Majesty's Government exchanged views with the Governments of the other Powers as to the recognition of the Chinese Republic, and it was agreed that in this matter the Powers should act in concert and that recognition should be conditional on a formal confirmation by the Republic of the rights, privileges and immunities resulting from treaties and established customs and usages enjoyed by British subjects. To these views His Majesty's Government still adhere.